used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the time they’re looking at their men.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the time they’re looking at their men.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
castsnounUS /kæsts/
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
don't
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From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
at any time
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
moving swiftly
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
the force of workers available
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
not any; not one
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
in or at that place or location
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
they're
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From this reading Indeed, the officers don’t seem to believe they can get hit; they’re so occupied in looking after their men.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the time they’re looking at their men.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
arousing affect
From this reading * * * * * There is nothing more touching than the devotion of the officers to their men.
in the direction of
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They feel towards them truly as if they were their children.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “No officer,” said the widow of a great general to us the other day, “ever thinks of himself in action, ever casts a thought to the bullets flying about him.
